‘We Truly Feel Japan’s Support,’ Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Says
Eisuke Mori, Japan’s House of Representatives Speaker, addressed Ukraine’s parliament, theVerkhovna Rada, on Tuesday, Sept. 15, underscoring Tokyo’s political, financial, humanitarian, and reconstruction support for Kyiv as Russia’s full-scale war continues its fifth year.
Ukrainian parliament Chairman Ruslan Stefanchuk expressed appreciation for Japan's support during a visit by Eisuke Mori, Japan's Speaker of the House of Representatives. During his stay in Kyiv on Sept. 15, Mori emphasized the mutual aid between the two nations, recalling past cooperation, such as Japan's assistance to Ukraine following the 2011 earthquake and Fukushima nuclear disaster.
In April, Ukraine received a $1.3 billion grant from Japan, which was part of G7's Extraordinary Revenue Acceleration (ERA) initiative. Later, in May, Japan contributed $14.7 million to NATO's Prioritized Ukraine Requirements List (PURL) initiative for non-lethal equipment. Additionally, Japan has funded equipment for Ukrainian "Barrier-Free Driving Schools," providing driver's education to disabled individuals, including veterans injured in the Russia-Ukraine war.
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has also supplied vehicles for public danger alerts, mobile workshops, and remote explosive-detection systems to Ukraine's State Emergency Service. As tensions between Japan and Russia escalate due to Russia's actions on the Kuril Islands, diplomatic relations between the two countries are strained even further.
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